2007-03-08 03:35:51 · 8 answers · asked by Michael n 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It's called time distortion, and is a well documented function of dreaming.
As a state, it can be engaged outside of dreaming. Have you ever been in an accident, where time appears to slow down, and everything moves in slow motion? This is time distortion where events slow, and sports persons who are involved in bat and ball sports at a high level often use this technique to hit fast moving objects - by slowing time down.
Conversely, dreaming speeds time up, so that many events take place in a very short period of time.
Ain't the brain cool!?!
2007-03-08 03:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by Dogstarrr 4 · 26⤊ 3⤋
Probably what is more interesting is that the EEG patterns that are thought to be the dream state are rather fast, seems that it goes faster then life actually does implying that the dream takes a short time.
2007-03-08 11:45:27 · answer #2 · answered by occluderx 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because a person's perceptions can become distorted while in such a state. Time may seem to pass at a different rate for people who are dreaming.
2007-03-08 11:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by some_guy_times_50 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To me they seem shorter than I am asleep.
2007-03-08 11:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by Twister 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
sleep whats sleep. my dreams are so real it feels like i'm living them, if only i could have one about the lottery
2007-03-08 12:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by michael_6446 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Einstein stepped into this ring once.
Time is relative.
2007-03-08 12:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This feels us so because
during sleep we are not fully conscious.Every thing actually
happen slower.
2007-03-08 11:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anil 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes its mind boggling isn't it ?
2007-03-08 11:39:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 7⤋